The BSE benchmark Sensex today recovered 115 points on funds buying in bluechip stocks such as ONGC, SBI, Bharti Airtel and RIL amid lower crude oil prices in overseas markets and hopes of rate cut by RBI in May after lower-than-expected inflation number in March.

Mirza Himayat Baig, the lone arrested accused in the 2010 German Bakery blast case, was today found guilty by a Pune court, on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy in the bombing that had left 17 people dead and over 60 injured.

Calling it a ‘joke’, ‘Sir’ Ravindra Jadeja says he has no problem with the prefix before his name as long as his Chennai Super Kings and India teammates are enjoying the all-rounder’s ‘knighthood’.

12 people, including three women and as many children, were killed when a luxury bus was hit by a truck coming from the opposite direction near Kosamba in Surat district, the police said.

Facing a storm of protest over his “urine” remarks on drought situation in Maharashtra, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar sat on a day-long ‘aatma-klesh’ (penance) fast at Karad in the district this morning.

Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari has claimed that a “senior leader” had approached him to topple the Congress-led UPA-2 government at the Centre.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid blamed the seven-wicket loss to Pune Warriors on the batting collapse in the second part of their innings but vowed to bounce back in the IPL.

The Opposition Congress is facing difficulty in finalising 47 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections in the backdrop of intense lobbying by senior party leaders in the high-stake polls.

Market regulator Sebi today questioned Sahara group chief Subrata Roy and three other top executives about their assets and investments in connection with the high profile case involving refund of an estimated Rs 24,000 crore to over three crore investors.

Snapping a five-day losing trend, the BSE benchmark Sensex today recovered by 188 points led by buying in blue-chips such as HDFC, Infosys and TCS, amid a firming global trend.